The family of a seventy-two-year-old woman whose vital organs are allegedly being harvested by some boys in Umunze, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State has appealed to government and security agencies to ensure that justice is served on the suspects.
According to them, when justice is served, it will no doubt serve as a deterrent to others who may wish to commit such abominable act.
The three suspects, who allegedly hails from Ebonyi State, reside in Umunze where they move around to cut palm fruits for the people of the area.
At about four o’clock in the morning, they knocked on the door of the 72-year-old woman who happens to be one of their customers requesting that they wanted to drink water.
Not suspecting anything, Mrs. Charity Okolie opened her door to the boys who in turn invaded her immediately and started harvesting her vital organs including, fingers, anus, nipples, ear, clitoris, and tongue.
A nurse who lives close by narrated that she heard the woman shouting and ran out to call neighbors for help since she could not rescue her alone at such an hour of the day.
When the neighbors gathered, the victim, Mrs. Okolie who was already bleeding used signs to point under the bed where one of the suspects, Onyebuchi Eze was Hiding while others had run away.
Another eye witness who did not mention his name, told our correspondent that the suspect after he was apprehended, narrated that a native doctor in Achalla community, in Awka North Local Government Area requested them to get the vital organs for money rituals.
He explained that the suspects did not use knife or scissors to cut the organs but only used bare teeth as they were all naked while performing the act.
One of her sons, Mr Chijioke Okolie who regretted that his mother was almost murdered called on government to make sure that justice is served and perpetrators brought to book.
In an interview shortly after visiting the victim at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital , Awka, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare , Mrs Ify Obinabo described the incident as barbaric and inhuman occasioned by get rich quick syndrome among some youths.
Mrs Obinabo noted that the Anambra State Government would ensure that the woman recuperates in the hospital, while giving assurance that the apprehended suspect will be charged to court without any delay.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga told Radio Nigeria that the fleeing suspects including the native doctor would be apprehended as the command had already deployed its arsenal towards ensuring that justice is done on the mater.
Radio Nigeria Correspondent Uche Ndeke reported that one of the suspects was apprehended while two others including a native doctor were still at large.
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